The Cambridge companion to Edmund Burke / edited by David Dwan, Christopher Insole.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dwan, David, editor.

Insole, Christopher J., editor.

Series:

Cambridge companions to literature.

Cambridge companions to literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.

Burke, Edmund.

Political science--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Political science.

Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--18th century.

Politics and literature.

Speeches, addresses, etc., English--History and criticism.

Speeches, addresses, etc., English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 254 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Edmund Burke prided himself on being a practical statesman, not an armchair philosopher. Yet his responses to specific problems - rebellion in America, the abuse of power in India and Ireland, or revolution in France - incorporated theoretical debates within jurisprudence, economics, religion, moral philosophy and political science. Moreover, the extraordinary rhetorical force of Burke's speeches and writings quickly secured his reputation as a gifted orator and literary stylist. This Companion provides a comprehensive assessment of Burke's thought, exploring all his major writings from his early treatise on aesthetics to his famous polemic, Reflections on the Revolution in France. It also examines the vexed question of Burke's Irishness and seeks to determine how his cultural origins may have influenced his political views. Finally, it aims both to explain and to challenge interpretations of Burke as a romantic, a utilitarian, a natural law thinker and founding father of modern conservatism.

Contents:

Introduction: philosophy in action / David Dwan and Christopher J. Insole

1. Burke's life / F.P. Lock

2. Burke, enlightenment and romanticism / Richard Bourke

3. Burke as rhetorician and orator / Christopher Reid

4. Burke's aesthetic psychology / Paddy Bullard

5. Burke on law and legal theory / Seán Patrick Donlan

6. Burke on political economy / Richard Whatmore

7. Burke and religion / Ian Harris

8. Burke and the constitution / David Craig

9. Burke and the natural law / Christopher J. Insole

10. Burke and utility / David Dwan

11. Burke and the ends of empire / Jennifer Pitts

12. Burke and the American crisis / Harry T. Dickinson

13. Burke on India / Frederick G. Whelan

14. Burke and Ireland / Ian McBride

15. 'Reflections on the Revolution in France' / Iain Hampsher-Monk

16. Burke's counter-revolutionary writings / Iain Hampsher-Monk

17. Burke in the United States / Seamus Deane.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780511794315 (electronic book)

1-107-48703-X

0-511-79431-2